Private company
Valley Regional Transit
Logo: valleyregionaltransit.org3
Bus operator serving Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Valley Regional Transit (abbreviated VRT) is a public agency which is the main provider of mass transit service in metropolitan Boise, Idaho. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in Ada County, as well as one on-demand service in Canyon County.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersMeridian1
- Websitewww.valleyregionaltransit.org
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Valley Regional Transit (abbreviated VRT) is a public agency which is the main provider of mass transit service in metropolitan Boise, Idaho. It operates 19 fixed-route services, mostly in Ada County, as well as one on-demand service in Canyon County.2
Timeline
- 1999Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal grants $224.4M
Figures by year
| Year | Federal grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $18.4M | $18.4M |
| 2025 | $30.9M | $30.9M |
| 2024 | $11.7M | $11.7M |
| 2023 | $12.1M | $12.1M |
| 2022 | $10.8M | $10.8M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $12.9M |
| 2020 | $31.5M | $31.5M |
| 2019 | $8.1M | $8.1M |
| 2018 | $5.6M | $5.6M |
| 2017 | $8.3M | $8.3M |
| 2016 | $18.1M | $18.1M |
| 2015 | $5.4M | $5.4M |
| 2014 | $8.6M | $8.6M |
| 2013 | $4.2M | $4.2M |
| 2012 | $5.7M | $5.7M |
| 2011 | $4.5M | $4.5M |
| 2010 | $13.8M | $13.8M |
| 2009 | $9.3M | $9.3M |
| 2008 | $4.4M | $4.4M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest grants
- Apr 17, 2020$20.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants6 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2020-004
- May 2, 2025$16.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Buses And Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, And Low Or No Emissions Programs7 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2025-009
- Jul 27, 2020$6.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants8 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2020-014
- Sep 2, 2009$6.0M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Capital Investment Grants9 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-04-0013-00
- Jul 9, 2014$5.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit_Formula Grants10 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-90-X131-00
- Sep 21, 2021$5.3M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants11 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2021-024
- Oct 1, 1999$4.6M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants; Federal Transit_Formula Grants12 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2016-008
- Apr 24, 2025$4.4M from Federal Transit Administration: Federal Transit Formula Grants13 To VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT Award ID-2025-005
Links
- Websitewww.valleyregionaltransit.org1
- X (Twitter)x.com/rideVRT1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/valleyregionaltransit1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCfKpJb2SEv7PAsJYwtUz5cg1
- WikipediaValley Regional Transit
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7912187
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1
- 2WikipediaValley Regional Transit on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteValley Regional Transit logo
- 4
- 5USAspending.govUSAspending.gov recipient profile: VALLEY REGIONAL TRANSIT
- 6USAspending.govID-2020-004: Federal Transit Administration
- 7USAspending.govID-2025-009: Federal Transit Administration
- 8USAspending.govID-2020-014: Federal Transit Administration
- 9USAspending.govID-04-0013-00: Federal Transit Administration
- 10USAspending.govID-90-X131-00: Federal Transit Administration
- 11USAspending.govID-2021-024: Federal Transit Administration
- 12USAspending.govID-2016-008: Federal Transit Administration
- 13USAspending.govID-2025-005: Federal Transit Administration